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After the 2019 high school baseball season, Zac Hash and the Corbin Redhounds baseball team were feeling very good about the future. With back-to-back 13th Region championships under their belt, many thought that the team would pull off the trifecta in the spring of 2020,...

With the General Election looming just days away, candidates are making final pushes to bring voters out to cast ballots in their favor. U.S. Senator Rand Paul is no exception, who made an early morning stop at the Williamsburg Tourism & Convention Center on Friday to speak...

Governor Andy Beshear’s office recently announced that a total of $75 million would be distributed across the Commonwealth to help boost the state’s tourism industry and economy following a decline in visitors brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Almost 550 retired teachers live in Whitley County. Out of this number is an organization known as Whitley Area Retired Teachers Association (WARTA). When they retire, many teachers find that the desire to help students and give back to their communities doesn’t go away. One of...

When you are out in public, you get the feeling that the pandemic is about over. You see fewer masks and schools are starting to relax their mask regulations. I wish it was true, but unfortunately it is not over. Experts say that despite the decreases in cases, hospitalizations,...

The Whitley County Health Department announced three new COVID–19 related deaths on Tuesday. Officials noted that the individuals were all adults between the age of 55 and 70, and had not been vaccinated. According to the Kentucky Department of Public Health, Whitley County has...

They are overrun, and they want people to get vaccinated and wear masks. That was the overwhelming sentiment of a joint press conference with officials from Baptist Health Corbin and Saint Joseph London last week. “Our staff are working tirelessly to care for our patients. I am...

(Editor’s note: All numbers and rankings from The New York Times COVID data were taken from the charts at noon on Sept. 14.) Several Kentucky media outlets are reporting stories of The News York Times COVID data stating eight Eastern Kentucky counties are in the top 20 counties...

Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus said her video to the community,  which was posted to Facebook on Wednesday, was born from a state of helplessness after speaking to healthcare workers. Razmus’s video depicts her addressing the community regarding the effects of the Delta variant...

The Whitley County Health Department moved its End Overdose Awareness Walk from in-person to a virtual event due to both weather and COVID rates. The walk was scheduled for Aug. 31, on International Overdose Awareness Day. Harm Reduction Case Manager Kelsee Dewees said several...